We care of course for a clean appearance as Rangers. But primarily it is the heart that beats behind the uniform that counts. This in turn motivates the Ranger to wear his uniform with pride.
With all the enjoyment and fellowship at Bundescamp you can be assured that we will have even more kids that want to wear the uniform with pride. Guenter > You know what strikes me about Bundescamp? (Duane alluded to it too). > When > I was in the Boy Scouts long ago, there was no focus at all on uniforms > looking really good. They were purely functional. They were for the > field > and not especially for dress. No one hung them on hangers in the tent to > keep them pressed while they were out hiking. Every boy, including me, > wanted one. I don't think any of the scouts in my troup preferred a new > uniform over an old one-you'd just have to break it in. "A boy's work is > play" and it was the uniform for a boy's work. Maybe it's just my > impression, but it seems there's a lot more pomp affiliated with a Ranger > uniform than there was with the scout uniform I used to wear. > (http://www.answers.com/topic/pomp) > The scout uniform I wore as a kid was all about adventure. The Ranger > Uniform I wear now I still about that, but it seems to be a lot more about > honor and ceremony and the responsibility of looking just so than the > scout > uniform was. Maybe that's just a result of our local Ranger > culture...maybe > it's just me. I know I have a lot of trouble getting some boys to wear > them. > > David Perich -- GMX DSL = Maximale Leistung zum minimalen Preis! 2000 MB nur 2,99, Flatrate ab 4,99 Euro/Monat: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/dsl _______________________________________________ The Golden Rule is my daily rule. To send mail to everyone on the RangerNet mailing list, send it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only list members may post. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit http://lists.rangernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rangernet
